Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Facts About Deimos

Facts About Deimos

Deimos is the 2nd moon from Mars.Deimos distance from mars is 23,460 km (14,580 mi).Deimos has a synchronous rotation. Phobos always shows its same face to Mars.Deimos average orbital speed is 1.35 km/s 4860 km/h (3,019.86 mph).Deimos orbits around mars in 1 day 6 hours and 18 minutes.Deimos rises in the east every 5 days 8 hours 7 minutes and 17 seconds.

This is how big the space station and Apollo 11 would look compared to Deimos.

Deimos volume is ~(1,006 ± 10) km3Deimos mean density is 1.471 g/cm3Deimos mass is 1.48 × 1015 kg Deimos escape velocity is 20 km/h (12.4 mph) Deimos surface gravity is 0.0039 m/s2 ok!A 200 pound person would weigh 1.3 ounces (36 grams) If Deimos had an object in free fall or have its own moon, an object that is 4.65 miles from the center of Deimos, it would take 11 hours and 21 minutes to go around Deimos. And the object would go 2.57 miles an hour.